Tendong Lho Rumfaat

Tendong Lho Rumfaat

Tendong Lho Rumfaat (Prayer of the Tendong Mountain) is a festival of Lepcha people. This occurs usually in the month of August. Accorfing to Lepcha belief, their ancestors went atop the Tendong mountain to escape from 40 days and 40 nights of continuous rain. This festival commemorates that happening.

References

* [http://www.darjeelingnews.net/darjeeling_festivals.html Darjeeling festivals]


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